FDR: “It is the difference between our type of civilization and our type of…”

On the recordJuly 28, 1944

It is the difference between our type of civilization and our type of fellow, and their type of civilization and fellow.

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Democratic · New York

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Excerpts from the Press Conference in Honolulu

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FDR: “It is the difference between our type of civilization and our type of fellow, and their type of civilization and fellow.”